A Teeny Tiny Halloween - Hardcover

Wohl, Lauren L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1943978026 ISBN 13: 9781943978021

Publisher: Persnickety Press, 2016

Synopsis

It happens every fall. The leaves from the tall trees that surround her house drift down until the teeny tiny woman's teeny tiny house is buried completely. Inside it's dark and a teeny tiny bit scary, but the resourceful woman has a plan and a few surprises up her teeny tiny sleeve.

Written to be shared through read-aloud or story-telling, the type face indicates where the teller should be whispering and when suddenly s/he should shout, surprising the listeners or even causing them to jump―perfect for spooky story times at Halloween and around the campfire on summer evenings. Short enough for even young children to remember after reading or hearing the story a few times, the book encourages children to tell the tale themselves, making a family tradition.

Former Disney Publishing executive, Lauren L. Wohl, tells an all-new story starring a favorite character from folklore with an autumnal chill and a special treat that brings the book to a perfect-for-Halloween ending. Children will want to return to the teeny tiny house again and again to enjoy Henry Cole's illustrations that capture the mood and the humor of the tale.

Sure to be a perennial holiday favorite, like The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything, a book that makes the bestseller list every single Halloween!

About this title

About the Author

Lauren L. Wohl combines two of her favorite things in A Teeny Tiny Halloween: her love of children's books with the mix of just-a-little-scary and a lot of fun at Halloween. Lauren's career has been in children's book publishing. She has a degree in Library Science and has been a school librarian in the New York City public school system, and was the director of James Patterson's ReadKiddoRead program. Lauren now consults to several children's publishers and mentors in the MFA program at Simmons College. A native New Yorker, Lauren lives with her husband in Miami Beach, Florida, and Lenox, Massachusetts.

Henry Cole was a beloved elementary science and math teacher for many years before turning to the world of children's publishing. Since then, he has helped create over 120 books for children, including Jack's Garden, A Nest for Celeste, Big Bug, The Somewhat True Adventures of Sammy Shine, Brambleheart, Spot, the Cat, Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad, And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell, and the Little Bo books written by Julie Andrews Edwards. Between working on books and traveling the country speaking to school audiences, he spends his time in his home state of Virginia.

From School Library Journal

PreS-Gr 2—Every year the autumn leaves completely cover up the "teeny tiny woman's teeny tiny house." And so begins the familiar folktale that takes on a modern dimension designed by Wohl and Cole. With a palette of browns, reds, and yellows, the illustrations set the atmosphere with a multitude of leaves blanketing the landscape, while the three children dressed in their Halloween costumes (witch, cat, and ghost) add to the playfulness of the holiday season. As an aid to storytellers, the font size of the text is small for a tiny voice and increases in size for a louder voice. There is a twist on this tale: despite her dilemma, the homeowner decides to bake cookies. The children smell the delicious aroma and are resourceful enough to dig out her house. The reward is cookies for all. VERDICT This fun and engaging Halloween book is ripe for audience participation at the conclusion.—Blair Christolon, Prince William Public Library System, Manassas, VA

About this edition

• Publisher: Persnickety Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1943978026
• ISBN 13: 9781943978021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Cole Henry